" The Dinar Daily "...... Thursday, 16 May 2013

Kirkuk warns of clans elect an alternative to Talabani and refuses to settle militants 'Kurdistan' in the province

16-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)

Kirkuk - Mohammed al-Tamimi
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Warned political parties and Arab tribes in Kirkuk province to enter the country in crisis «endless» If Astjept call for the election of a replacement for President Jalal Talabani. It also rejected the localization elements «Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)» retreating from Turkey in the province.
He called Sheikh Abdul Rahman singer Assi, a leader of the Arab Political Council, to «do not enter the country and the political forces in the new conflict through the election of an alternative to Talabani. He stressed the need «Back to the constitution and its contents do not exceed, demanding that« the label away from quotas and retail positions on the basis of a nationalist and sectarian being detrimental to the political process and cause crises. This came as an Arab tribal leaders criticized the «not give back to Talabani, who was neutral and nationally, did not contend during the presidency of the country on a national basis. The Sheikh Farhan al-Saadi said in a statement to «life» that «to talk about an alternative to President Talabani accelerate the political blocs, especially as it is still in a difficult health».
Mr. Muqtada al-Sadr declared its support the nomination of a replacement for Talabani, called to accelerate, with the United Nations Office announced in the Kurdistan region, which he said causes transformation without naming an alternative. The official explained the Sokol Conde office in a statement issued by «Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is that it 'can not be any single point to fill the place of President Talabani. He pointed out that «the government in Iraq was built on the basis of consensus and partnership between the blocks and the basic components, and this imposes achieve a national consensus on various issues.
So criticized, clerics in Diyala province «failure to take appropriate security measures to protect the preachers and imams of mosques moderates« After the sixth-Sheikh was killed and four others injured in two components of weapons belonging to al-Qaeda.
He criticized Sheikh Abdul Karim al-Samarrai «ignore the security services exposed assassinations of its scientists and Sunni clerics because of their positions to atone opposition and provoke ideological differences.
He pointed out that «clans adopted to protect some preachers in a number of areas and towns in Diyala leaders ignore the security risks faced by these despite the legalization of their blood and their property through fatwas declared by the armed groups.
Unidentified gunmen had attacked a mosque preacher vegetables Tuesday north of Baquba, Abdul Rahman Mohammed al-Samarrai weapons with silencers.

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq’s Sunni Muslims are united in their opposition to the Shiite-led government in Baghdad, but divided over whether the large minority should be pushing for the type of autonomy enjoyed by the ethnic Kurds in the north.

A recent wave of protests against Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s government in the Sunni provinces – and a bloody government crackdown against demonstrators last month – has fueled calls for a federal Sunni Arab “triangle” in the densely populated regions of Iraq.

“Now Sunnis understand why the Kurds had insisted on having their own federal region,” said Zafir Alani, a leader of the powerful Sunni Iraqiya bloc. “They wanted to secure their rights and avoid finding themselves at the mercy of central authority,” he explained, saying “Maliki’s unfair and unjust rule” had driven the Sunnis to demand their own enclave.

Iraq’s ethnic Kurds gained autonomy following the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein. The Kurdistan Region has its own government, parliament, constitution and army.

But Alani conceded that, “Sunnis have not agreed on the mechanism for such a federal region, and its implementation is not possible at this time.”

Tariq Al-Hashimi, the Sunni vice president who fled Baghdad in 2011 after facing terrorism and murder charges, said that federalism was the right answer for Iraq.

“From experience, I believe federalism is an optimal system for a multinational state. We are in the process of forming a Sunni federal region and there is enough support for the project. The announcement will be made at a proper time,” he said, painting perhaps an overly optimistic picture of events.

.“I am for a Sunni region and the region does not necessarily need to be called a Sunni region. Sunnis have long wanted to have their own region,” Hashimi said.

The idea of dividing Iraq into Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish zones was first proposed by US Vice President Joseph Biden, when he was a senator. But Washington no longer backs that proposal.

All Sunni politicians do not back the idea of creating their own federal region, which constitutionally can be achieved through a referendum.

“The idea of a federal Sunni region is not acceptable,” said Haris Jenabi, spokesman of the Sunni Endowment Diwan. He refused to reply to a question by Rudaw about what would happen if the vast majority of Sunnis vote for federalism.

Qasim Kerbuli, a member of the organizing committee behind Sunni protests in Anbar province, said that the creation of a federal Sunni region is a last resort.

“We don’t demand such a region at this time. Our priority is that Mr Maliki has to step down,” he said. “We are not ready to live under Maliki’s oppression. Our options are very clear: change of prime minister or a federal region for Sunnis.

The phased withdrawal of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas from Turkey into Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region must be followed up with serious moves by Ankara to settle the Kurdish issue. Otherwise, it will create many problems.

The peace agreement, which is hoped to settle a three-decade conflict in Turkey, seems to have been made with Erbil’s agreement and participation, and with its willingness to take part in helping the guerrillas settle. Erbil is coming under a lot of pressure from the rest of Iraq for allowing the PKK fighters into the Qandil Mountains and "violating the sovereignty of Iraq.”

Last week, I took part in an evening talk show on Sky News Arabia with two other guests, one from Turkey and the other from Baghdad. The rhetoric from Baghdad was clearly against the arrangement and the temporary hosting of the PKK fighters in the Kurdistan Region.

Here is the irony: In the past the Iraqi government showed little concern when Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish regions inside Iraq’s international borders. But today, the issue of PKK fighters crossing into the Kurdistan Region for the purposes of achieving peace is becoming an issue for Baghdad.

Some are even equating the PKK to the Iranian opposition group, Mojahedin-e-Khalq. The only possible explanation that one can see for this sudden interest by Baghdad in Iraqi sovereignty is due to Iranian influence.

Tehran has been against the recent deal with the PKK, and is expected to play a role in disturbing the process. Being a step ahead of the game, Iran is expected to work through many avenues to keep the pressure on the PKK, the Kurdistan Region and Turkey.

This is in addition to the many parties who do not wish to see peace prevail. Every conflict that lasts longer than it should produces warlords, who cannot imagine life without the conflict.

As far as the Kurdish side is concerned, PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan has gone the extra mile with his call for peace, and ordering fighters to withdraw. In fact, quite a number of Kurds believe that the withdrawal of forces should not have happened without a response from the Turkish government to Ocalan’s March 21 call for fighters to disarm.

The ball is now in the Turkish court. It must quickly reciprocate the withdrawal, seeing it as a part of the peace process, not an aim in itself.

The Turkish government should quickly take serious steps and announce its plan and roadmap for peace now, not when the last PKK fighter has left.

The longer the solution takes the more difficult it will be to achieve a permanent peace, and a just solution that dignifies the Kurds and their struggle for equality in Turkey.

Baghdad (AIN) -MP, Nada al-Jobouri, of the Iraqiya Slate stressed that the bombings that took place in Baghdad on last Wednesday are implementation for foreign plots targeting the national unity among the Iraqis.

She stated to AIN “These security breaches come due to the lack of means that can identify the car bombs in addition to the weak intelligence efforts.”

She called “The parliament to hold an urgent session to host the security leaders in Baghdad and the Minister of Interior.”

She condemned the bombings that targeted Baghdad on last Wednesday and led to killing and injuring dozens of citizens.

*** HAKIM IS MAKING THE " ROUNDS " POLITICALLY. IS HE " THE GREAT RECONCILER " ? ***

Al-Hakim arrives in Sulaymaniyah
16/05/2013 11:36:00

Sulaymaniyah / NINA / The head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq, Ammar al-Hakim arrived in Sulaymaniyah on Thursday 16, May.
Al-Hakim was received Mullah Bakhtiar, the official of the operating body in the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and a number of union leaders.

Mr. Hakim: Iraq needs for the return of President Talabani to the attributes of the large national positions
16-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)

{Sulaymaniyyah: Euphrates News} The head of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council that Iraq and the Kurdistan region need to return President Jalal Talabani, what possessed of great national positions. This came during a press conference held by Mr. Ammar al-Hakim with Mullah Bakhtiar official body operating in the political bureau of the Patriotic Union, upon his arrival to the city of Sulaimaniya on Thursday.
He stressed Mr. Hakim during the conference, which was attended by the correspondent of the agency {Euphrates News} "the importance of historic alliance between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Supreme Council," stressing "the need for the Kurdistan Region and Iraq President Jalal Talabani," and expressed "delight to visit Sulaymaniyah," saying "happy and precious opportunity that degenerated again on the land of Sulaymaniyah bacillus tyrants and oppressors, this city which was launched by President Talabani this great national symbol in Iraq, and the foundations of tolerance and openness and flexibility in work and in dealing with political partners."
He said al-Hakim "us with Kurdish history and sacrifices and us and stops historical started from the fatwa famous reference great religious Mr. Mohsen Hakim {Kdh} and ending to the positions of Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim {Kdh} and the late Mr. Abdul Aziz al-Hakim {Kdh}, as well as Alliance the historical with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Talabani. "
He wished Mr. Ammar al-Hakim "a speedy recovery to President Talabani and return to the homeland, because Kurdistan and Iraq need to President Talabani and the role the Grand National," pointing to "visit in the absence of President Jalal Talabani, but we stand today with you guys President Talabani and leaders developed the National Union of debate and exchange opinions and ideas and common concerns regarding the files of national, regional and especially the outstanding issues between Erbil and Baghdad, especially political differences for the convergence of views between the two sides. "
He al-Hakim for "optimism ongoing dialogue between Arbil and Baghdad to resolve the outstanding differences between them," he said, adding that "the delegations exchanged between the KRG and the federal government in the recent period, the road map that was developed to address these problems and the relevant committees formed to consider radical solutions to these problems make There are optimistic that it is possible to put an end to such dilemmas. "
Mr. Hakim that "respects everyone's Constitution and constitutional contexts in dealing with all the files," noting that "the news continuous received from improved health of President Talabani and his return early to the land of Iraq, will put an end to all these issues and restore things to normal and the track."
For his part, welcomed Mullah Bakhtiar, Mr. Hakim visit to the Kurdistan Region and Sulaymaniyah, expressing his belief that "the visit will have positive results at all levels, especially with regard to بحلحلة outstanding problems between Erbil and Baghdad."
And stressed Bkhittar "the positive role of Mr. al-Hakim and the Islamic Supreme Council, in the crisis between Erbil and Baghdad," stressing that "the visit is to discuss the problems between Erbil and Baghdad."
He pointed out that "al-Hakim held meetings with First Deputy Secretary General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Rasool Ali, the political bureau of the Patriotic Union."
Mr. Ammar al-Hakim had arrived before noon Thursday to Sulaymaniyah International Airport where he was greeted by Mr. Hakim, Mullah Bakhtiar official body operating in the political bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.

Iraqi Vice succeed in the internationalization incident Hawija Geneva and set a date to hear
16-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)

Twilight News

MP for the Iraqi List Haider Mulla, Thursday, for the Supreme Council for Human Rights, the UN's Geneva-based select the 19 of this month session to listen to the incident Hawija, among the lawsuit filed by the commander of ground forces against the team Ali Ghaidan come under pressure to stop internationalization measures "massacre" Hawija.

And declared the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, on Wednesday, that the commander of the ground forces filed a lawsuit against the Iraqi List MP Haidar al-Mulla to describe it as "Chemical Ali new."

Mulla said for "Twilight News", "I think the lawsuit is an attempt to pressure us to stop trying to form an international tribunal on the massacre of Hawija, and we said these suits will not deter us from our continuing proceedings before the Court of Justice (ICJ) and the Supreme Council for Human for investigation with military leaders involved incident from the Office of the Commander in Chief of the armed forces and even security leaders executed. "

Mullah added, "I am not currently in Geneva to attend the hearing on Hawija incident and which will be held in 19 of the month."

The Mullah's remarks came after the bloc pulled out of the parliamentary session in protest of the lack of response from the presidency of the parliament to demand the inclusion of a "massacre" Hawija on the agenda and considered a crime against humanity and genocide.

And the title of Ali Hassan al-Majid as "Chemical Ali", a cousin of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and one of the leaders of the Baath Party and Defense Minister of Iraq in the mid-nineties, having been linked using chemical weapons against the Kurds in the late eighties of the last century, what caused the death and injury of thousands of people .

It seems that the consequences of military forces stormed Square protesters marching by the opponents of government policies in Hawija in Kirkuk in the last month, still exist, and some go to they left the security tensions carried a sectarian character.

Amer winner: Amendments to the Investment Law does not include the oil sector
16-05-2013 | (Voice of Iraq)

Baghdad (news)

Said a member of the Committee of Economy and Investment National Alliance MP Amer winner, the amendments which took place on the Investment Law No. (13) for the year (2006) does not include the oil sector because oil has its own laws.

The winner (of the Agency news): that the law of public investment focuses on the non-oil sectors Kalzeraih, industrial and tourism, housing and so on, while the oil investment has laws and regulations of its own away from this law.

He added: amendments that took place on the amended draft law No. (13) for the year (2006), which includes encouraging local and foreign investors to invest in the country and overcome the obstacles and impediments before them, because the country needs large investment projects.

The House of Representatives plans to amend the investment law amended in 2006 to support the investment process in the country and to promote the entry of investors to Iraq.

BAGHDAD / Walid al-Mahdi
Detection popular movement in Kirkuk to provide 9 families of the victims of the massacre Hawija lawsuits against the commander in chief of the armed forces of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and security leaders to the prosecution.
A spokesman for the committees in Kirkuk mobility Akram al-Obeidi said the families that have killed and wounded victims in Hawija massacre began to lodge complaints through the judicial lawyers to the judicial organ of the problem of public prosecution. And between it and the 24 hours after the formation of the Commission, made 9-affected families formal proceedings against the commander in chief of the armed forces and security leaders responsible for the implementation of the massacre.
Obeidi said that what helped the affected families to submit their claims is a defensive body problem of Kirkuk Bar Association has Agencies of the families of the martyrs and the wounded, as well as the evidence and documents that exposed people with the victims and the wounded.
He said the popular movement in the province, urged all those affected from Hawija massacre to submit lawsuits to the prosecution because mobility is considered the right way. He pointed out that the coming days will witness the complaints of many of those affected, as the defense waiting for the completion of legal proceedings in order to make their claims legally, noting that the judiciary is currently on receipt of lawsuits for the families of the victims in preparation for consideration during the coming period.

12/05/13 12: 59
Baghdad/sourcing Centre for the Iraqi media network (IMN)-Parliamentary Committee of article 140, on Sunday, the State Committee for article 140 distributed amounts allocated in the federal budget for 2013, amounting to 170 billion dinars at the eight offices in Iraq, five of which in the South of the country.

The Chairman of the Committee, said Mohsen saadoon (IMN) that "the Commission on article 140 Government recently distributed the amounts allocated in the federal budget for compensation article 140 of 170 billion dinars to eight offices five in South Iraq and the sixth in Khanaqin and the seventh in Nineveh and the eighth in Kirkuk."

"The five offices in the South got 100 billion dinars, while 50 billion dinars were allocated to the Office of the province of Kirkuk, and 10 billion dinars for the Office of Khanaqin, and 10 billion dinars to Nineveh's Office."

Saadun said that the Parliamentary Committee on article 140 "will continue to distribute the compensation funds covered in all the eight offices in Iraq, pointing out that" other financial amount worth 150 billion dinars were allocated to support compensation article 140 but financial abundance derived from oil exports.

And the Iraqi Constitution ratified in 2005 article 140 and the normalization of the situation in the disputed areas in other provinces such as Nineveh, Diyala, and set a time limit expired on 31 December 2007 for the implementation of all the provisions of the said article, it is left to the freedom of the people to self-determination in their independent administrative unit or attached to Kurdistan Iraq via referendum.

Several obstacles have delayed the implementation of some basic items in the article for the reasons Kurdish politicians say as political, while Baghdad says the delay is deliberate, note that the Ministerial Committee competent to apply article, that implemented some paragraphs, such as compensation, with the most important has been the implementation of a referendum on the fate of the administrative units.